Studying Survivor : How two Notre Dame courses apply reality TV to philosophy, psychology, and math
Adah McMillan
A soundtrack of high-tension music and drums plays in a dark room lit only by a crackling fire. Two rows of seats are filled by people wearing their best poker faces, ready to commit any betrayal necessary for victory.
One by one, each person takes a long walk out the door to a separate location where they can cast their vote — the name of who they want to permanently remove from those two rows.
What’s on the line? It might as well be life and death: extra credit.
The ritual is a regular...